Ephesians 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;”

Ephesians 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ephesians 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ephesians 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ,”

Ephesians 6:5 — World English Bible

Ephesians 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; ”

Ephesians 6:5 — American Standard Version

Ephesians 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;”

Ephesians 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Ephesians 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ; ”

Ephesians 6:5 — Darby Translation

Ephesians 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare and trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ,”

Ephesians 6:5 — Geneva Bible

Ephesians 6:5 in Context — Ephesians 6

3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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What Does Ephesians 6:5 Mean?

Ephesians 6:5 is a verse from the Book of Ephesians, part of the New Testament. It appears in Ephesians chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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